Advocacy:

is about raising public awareness on the benefits of language learning at all levels. Goals include: maintaining existing language education programs, diversifying instruction to new languages, and reaching more high school, middle and elementary school students with foreign language instruction. In an ever changing global world the ability to communicate in more than one language is an essential skill of the 21st century.

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ACTFL Site

Lead with Languages

Multiple resources for those who love, teach, and promote languages

World Readiness Standards

Videos

World Readiness Standards video

Lead with Languages video

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Organizations-Be a member, contribute, move to leadership positions

• National, Regional and State Organizations
• ACTFLAmerican Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
• ASCD
• JNCL-NCLIS-Joint National Committee for Languages and National Council for Languages and International Studies
• STARTALK
• NADSFL-National Association of District Supervisors of Foreign Language

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Resources:Take a moment to scan all the resources from connecting to a legislator, advocacy tips, building coalitions, etc.

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What does research show about the benefits of language learning?:In this age of accountability in education, policymakers and administrators, as well as parents, are increasingly demanding to know what research studies show regarding the benefits of language learning.

World Language Advocacy ideas on Pinterest

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Nicole Naditz, CLTA, ACTFL Teacher of the Year (TOY) 2015 Advocacy speech

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Free Resources from ACTFL

National Links

1. National World Language Standards refreshed 2014-World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages	How are our standards refreshed to meet the perspectives of the 21st century?	World-ReadinessStandardsforLearningLanguages.pdf ACTFL Position Statement: ACTFL Position Statement -Final - Languages as Core - May 2013.pdf
2. ACTFL 21st century skills map	What are 21st century skills defined through the eyes of a world languages context?	ACTFL 2011 P-21 worldlanguages skills map.pdf
3. ACTFL Proficiency guidelines	What are the performance levels? Describes what language learners can do regardless of how the language was acquired.	ACTFL Prof. Guidelines 2012 update with samples
4. NSCCFL-ACTFL "can do" statements	What can students do? States what learners can do specific to each communication mode and level of proficiency.	NCSSFL ACTFL Can-Do_Statements.pdf NCSSFL ACTFL Can-Do_Statements.pdf
5. ACTFL performance descriptors	How do I explain performance levels to my students? Describes what language learners can do based on instruction in an instructional setting.	ACTFLPerformanceDescriptorsLanguageLearners.pdf
6. Interculturality "can-do" statements	How do embed culture? Thanks to Jacque VanHouton and Ruta Couet, NCSSFL	Novice:Novice_intercultural_can_dos-2-1.docx Intermediate:Intermediate_intercultural_can_dos-1.docx Advanced:Advanced interculturality Can-Do_Culture_Advanced_MCwebsite-1.docx >
7. ACTFL Crosswalk aligning document with the Common Core	What are the connection between the WL standards and common core?	ACTFLCrosswalkFinalAligningCCSSLanguageStandards.pdf ACTFLCrosswalkFinalAligningCCSSLanguageStandards.pdf Common Core ELA Standards:CCR_Anchor_Standards.pdf